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Newspaper
The Semi Weekly Item
Location
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1899
Page
1
Interior Pennsylvania Republican editors fear the rise of a Bryanized Democracy and question the extent of the shift. Democratic papers in the state remain receptive, awaiting events and not committing to a national candidate. The state Democratic Party remains logical and unshaken, resisting stamps from rivals.
The administration fears a repeat of public protest in Ohio as it seeks to justify policy. Senator Clark of Wyoming, fresh from Hawaii, claims contract labor is gone, but observers say thousands of Chinese and other workers have entered Hawaii since annexation and conditions are dire. Critics warn of cheap labor invading the mainland and fear lack of protective laws in imperialist plans.
The article discusses a proposed promotion of General Wood to Major General of volunteers and installation as commander of the Cuban military division, provoking consternation among officials. It notes Wood fits Havana needs after months of ineffectiveness, challenging precedent. It also mentions Columbus Ohio hosting the Pingree plan of self relief with 76 acres allocated in 1898 and 534 acres in 1908.
The piece notes 60 widows have patched this year preferring small scale farming to the washboard. It highlights the advantage of buying early to secure choicest goods and cream of offerings available this season.
The House schedules passage with limited debate on December 18 as Republicans push a single gold standard measure. Democrats protest the lack of committee review and amendments, while leaders face internal doubts about the plan. Key figures include Joe Cannon and Speaker Henderson amid committee battles and imperial policy notes.
The article outlines likely calendar facts for the coming century including leap years and days. It notes 24 leap years, five Sundays in February in three years, earliest Easter on March 12 and latest on April 25, with specific years 1818 and 1943. It projects 36 525 days, 65 218 weeks, 380 eclipses, seven eclipses in 1985, eight US solar eclipses in eight listed years, twelve Mercury transits, and the Venus transit next in 2004.
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a pleasant medical discovery. It claims to cleanse the system and relieve headaches fevers constipation and biliousness with a guaranteed cure by druggists and prices 10 25 and 50 cents.
Amelia Klebenstine Mary Swartz Matilda Kemble Elizabeth Carl Ellen Jefferson and Margaret Roney seek a charter for The Betsy Ross Sinking Fund of Mt. Carmel borough to provide death benefits to members and designated persons. Application to be heard January 8 1900 in Northumberland County Court. Prothonotary's office holds the charter file.
An advertising pitch claims beauty depends on clean blood and skin. It promotes Cascarets as a candy cathartic to purify blood, stir the liver, and banish pimples and blotches, priced at 10 25 and 50 cents with druggists' guarantee.
Maggie Murphy announces holiday visit as Tom and Jerry travel to town for Christmas. Fans anticipated events and possible appearances in local venues during the festive season.
A New York Times Democrat article quotes a local attorney on how seven eighths of major mechanical innovations in the last sixty years faced priority disputes. He cites Bell, wireless telegraphy, liquid air, Marconi, and rivals, urging prompt patent protection to secure ideas before others copy them.
An elderly blind African American, Uncle Tom Weston, claims a Civil War era treasure of 25 000 dollars was buried in the Okefinokee swamp on the Florida Georgia border. He, crippled and rheumatic, spent years seeking the gold but fears others have already found it and he may die before recovering it.
In Fingland there is discussion of appointing a successor to Gen. White for the British South African forces. Gen. Archibald Hunter is mentioned as a potential candidate though sentiment is weaker than for him. Gen. Hunter is noted as young, cultured and a fighter.
A. J. Henry of the Weather Bureau told the National Geographic Society in Washington that wind action can move lake water along the Great Lakes. He cited Lake Erie currents piling water at Buffalo and lowering levels at Toledo, with a historic 15 foot difference between the two cities.
The British Government maintains eleven vessels conducting sounding and charting of ocean beds to locate underwater dangers. Last year they mapped about 10,000 square miles across Asia Africa and the South Pacific.
The Harrisburg Patriot reports Rev. George B. Stewart, former pastor of Market Square Presbyterian in Harrisburg, advocating church notices paid by churches at a reasonable rate. He argues that churches must advertise services in a fixed space weekly to extend influence and follow the example of successful businesses.
In the Orphan's Court of Northumberland County letters of administration have been granted to Thomas J. Horan. Administrators request all debtors to pay promptly and all creditors to present claims without delay. Mt. Carmel Pa December 9 1898.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company will erect a new breaker at Shenandoah next spring. Materials have been ordered, over a million feet of lumber will be used, and the structure will be one of the largest in the anthracite fields. It will process coal from Kohinoor, Turkey Run, and West Shenandoah collieries, near the West Shenandoah site, requiring a change to the Reading Railway main line.
Town killers are classified into eight branches including shoppers from out of town, opponents of improvements, those who imagine ownership of the town, favorers of quiet towns, deriders of public spirited men, opponents of any initiative not theirs, those who oppose efforts not benefiting them, and those seeking to injure others' credit or reputation.
A column of satirical maxims on human flaws and social quirks. It mocks hesitation as a measure of climate, laments gossip, notes fame tied to flowers, and ridicules procrastination and pessimism with concise witticisms.
Christine Graber, longtime resident, died yesterday at 11 in the home of her sister Mrs. Klinger on Maple Street. The funeral is scheduled for this afternoon with interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Jordan and Co. advertises eye glasses and spectacles with no charge for fox fitting. The notice emphasizes affordability and free fitting services.
The latest census data reveal about 170000 girls aged five to nine in India are widows. The figure highlights the enduring impact of gender inequality and child marriage on young girls across the country.
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